Code Red For Rookie Techies In Boom Town

No Fire In IT Hires
Hiring is down to 1.5 lakh annually from 3 lakh per year four years ago
Higher productivity due to automation, cloud, Â­robotics and AI is Â­reducing Â­manpower requirement
Industry is growing at 7.6 per cent, but jobs at only 5 per cent
At least 20 per cent of Indiaâ€™s IT professionals are job-hunting at any given point of time